Lake Guntersville is an artificial lake created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), created in 1933 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal to help stimulate the economy after The Great Depression. The decommissioned lighthouse sits on Powell Harbor.

It’s also the lesser-known lighthouse. A much larger lighthouse was built into the side of a home as a labor of love. Photos and the history of that Lake Guntersville lighthouse can be read here.